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I think that's a good deal. I say go for it.
Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne
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I think that's a good deal. I say go for it.
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I think i am sold on getting lens that are the same brand as the camera. I would have gotten the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye but I don't like how the apertureis only at 3.5. So for that, Nikon seems to be more of my style but I think it will be one of those things where I'll either learn to like it or learn tohate it.....
And yeah....stay away from Coolpix cameras. I was fudging with them yesterday and they just suck. Canon's are the way to go but when you start shootingDSLRs, almost all point and shoots look like cell phone cameras.
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funny you say that i just got a coolpix yesterday
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i have heard nothing but bad things from people who have them. i'd go with a canon if i were to go with a new one.. i personally have had HP P&S'ssince my first digital and i have no complaints.
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I was cleaning up and found my dads old film camera lol
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i finally got my d80!
i got it BNIB for $450 from the same guy i got my fisheye from.
spending $900 in one week on a camera and lens FTL! lol
i got it BNIB for $450 from the same guy i got my fisheye from.
spending $900 in one week on a camera and lens FTL! lol
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I think you should clean your room mjbetch
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^ haha oh i know. it's LONG overdue. i'm so lazy haha
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from wdywt...turned out pretty interesting by accident lol
also, im sure there's a tutorial in here somewhere but i couldnt find it. can someone gimme a pointer on borders/tagging/etc?
also, im sure there's a tutorial in here somewhere but i couldnt find it. can someone gimme a pointer on borders/tagging/etc?
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Originally Posted by qksLvrtypeS
I just left one picture up, but the question applies to all .. What prog or how are you editing your pictures? When people see them pictures, I bet they begoing crazy thinking that's straight from the camera ... lol
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So basically if I do plan on using the 50mm f/1.8 D lens, it's still compatible to use it but the only downside is that I would have to manually focus. Hmm .. I only have 200 dollars to blow at the moment
I'll probably just upgrade the whole camera all together
Actually there's an updated version of the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-S, so this one comes lens comes with the internal focus motor. I saw it on slickdealsbefore xmas. Haven't actually tried the lens but supposedly the AF function works with the D40, D40X and the D60.
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What type of tripods are you guys using with XSi?
And a few photos... Peep my new Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamboyantswag/
Any C&C is greatly apprericiated!
And a few photos... Peep my new Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamboyantswag/
Any C&C is greatly apprericiated!
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http://www.bhphotovideo.c..._10_5mm_f_2_8G_ED_DX.html
will that fisheye lens work with the d60? i know the autofocus wont work but is there anything else that would make it not work?
will that fisheye lens work with the d60? i know the autofocus wont work but is there anything else that would make it not work?
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definitely! i shoot medium format as well as 35mm film, although 35mm is more for my photojournalism work than my beloved landscapes
35mm is pretty much the same as a dSLR, the only difference being that now you have to THINK in order to compose a shot, since you have limited film. a greatthing about film is that there are many different types of film, which give you all sorts of different final shadow/color/contrast results. a great place forthis is http://www.lomography.com/filmshop/all_films
enjoy photography, play around with your camera, it's pretty difficult to break something like an old SLR, so just have fun with it! the best teacher isexperience here (other than google, which is a good secondary teacher).o ther than that, if you need help just PM me!
Originally Posted by nealraj006
now HERE'S something you don't see everyday. i like how you can't see his arms moving really fast (as is typical with these type of pics,you'll see blurs and ghosts of moving parts), as well as the clearly focused jeans which gives you doubt as to whether or not he was actually moving thatmuch. this contrast goes well, especially with the black background. good stuff!
what do you want critiqued here? what is your endpoint? when people ask me "is this a good picture?" i ask them back, "what are you trying toachieve?" if you're trying to achieve clarity, stop down more for more depth-of-field; if you're trying to show how "cool" the shoesare, maybe use a filter (physical or in PS), and don't use flash; there are a myriad of other things. frankly, i see a lot of "C&C welcome"but they don't explain what they are trying to show the viewer, so the C&C probably will need to be very general, such as "good pic" or"don't like" which, IMO, is a bit dumb and non-constructive. anyway, keep playing around with it, i'm sure you'll come up with somecreative ideas, as all new users seem to have
nikon and canon are pretty much toe to toe these days, i've used both (although i own nikon), and can say that in my experience, canons havebetter colors, but nikons are more true to the old-school style of photojournalism in their designs. full frames are easy and CHEAP, if you use FILM!
kix4kix wrote:
Is Nikon-Coolpix a nice P&S?
I personally don't like any P&S cameras that aren't made by Canon, but that's just me. But what are you looking for, a simple snapshot camera, or a camera for photography?
i find this to be the case as well. i've tried MANY P&S cameras throughout the years, and the best colors have always been rendered by canon. my secondbest P&S would be the 5400 from nikon, the control it gives is great when you're used to shooting from a SLR. the only thing about P&S's that ican't stand these days is that they're so damn slippery! i feel like i'm about to drop it whenever i hold one, i need a rubberized skin orergonomic grip like on SLR's to handle them properly.
this is sick! use it man! film is great stuff, it opens up your creativity to a whole new level; it's something about having a limited numberof shots...Originally Posted by nyrican23
I was cleaning up and found my dads old film camera lol
PS (CS3 or 4), along with Lightroom, are the best programs out there for editing, especially if you shoot in RAW. this picture, IMO, isn'tthat crazy in terms of editing, it doesn't have to go through a lot of editing to look like this. looks like a slightly touched up (white balance, filllight for the background, levels) version of a front-sync flash picture.Originally Posted by elboricua 6
Originally Posted by qksLvrtypeS
I just left one picture up, but the question applies to all .. What prog or how are you editing your pictures? When people see them pictures, I bet they be going crazy thinking that's straight from the camera ... lol
Originally Posted by i just got lucky
So basically if I do plan on using the 50mm f/1.8 D lens, it's still compatible to use it but the only downside is that I would have to manually focus. Hmm .. I only have 200 dollars to blow at the moment
I'll probably just upgrade the whole camera all together, but thanks kdwallace .
Actually there's an updated version of the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-S, so this one comes lens comes with the internal focus motor. I saw it on slickdeals before xmas. Haven't actually tried the lens but supposedly the AF function works with the D40, D40X and the D60.
IMO, autofocusing isn't EXTREMELY important, depending on what you shoot. if you're going to shoot ultra-wide, you'll probably be shootinglandscapes. if you're shooting landscapes, there is 1) no need for large apertures; 2) no need for autofocusing.
a lot of the older pro's i've met and had the pleasure of conversing with shoot with old lenses that are all manual focus, and honestly they focus justabout as fast as my autofocus lenses (well, it depends a lot on the body too, but i digress). unless you are shooting quick action sports, or birds in flight,or something of that nature, i don't find the autofocusing that important, especially if people turn lazy and compose all their shots with the autofocusdots. Proper way to do it is recomposing with AE/AF-L, but i don't think many beginners use that.
maybe, then, you should try manual focus for a couple weeks, and see how you like it? talk to a couple of the older pros (and NOT photojournalists), and ithink they will most likely tell you the same merits about manual focuses.
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I just bought some film and started takin some pics
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Originally Posted by nyrican23
I just bought some film and started takin some pics
good stuff my man! try some different film at your local camera/photo place (they all turn out differently after processing,w ith different saturations,shadows, highlights, etc), and buy some POSITIVES as well as NEGATIVES for some cross-processing fun! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_processing
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Thanks yamakazi18 I was aiming for that look. I'm not really into that ghostly look that comes out in a lot of pictures.
I just left one picture up, but the question applies to all .. What prog or how are you editing your pictures? When people see them pictures, I bet they be going crazy thinking that's straight from the camera ... lol
The picture you posted wasn't edited that crazily. qksLvrtypeS tends to use the Unsharp Mask alot, so his shots always look sharp and chiseled.
I believe that most people here use Photoshop (CS3 or CS4).
Originally Posted by elboricua 6
qksLvrtypeS wrote:
I just left one picture up, but the question applies to all .. What prog or how are you editing your pictures? When people see them pictures, I bet they be going crazy thinking that's straight from the camera ... lol
The picture you posted wasn't edited that crazily. qksLvrtypeS tends to use the Unsharp Mask alot, so his shots always look sharp and chiseled.
I believe that most people here use Photoshop (CS3 or CS4).
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anyone here heard of shopdigitaldirect.com?
I checked diduprice.com for the D90 and this website shows that theyre selling the D90 for $519. I dont know but that sounds too good to be true. Sounds like ascam to me so I did my own research and found a whole lot of BAD reviews about them.
well nothing but bad reviews.
Here's the link if anyone is interested to see the ad: http://shopdigitaldirect....info.php?products_id=8108
For anyone who is shopping around for a new camera I guess beware of all the scams out there. I guess if its too good to be true it must not be real. I dontknow if I say stay away from unknown or smaller stores but I would suggest is to try to purchase from reputable big name stores.
The cheapest deal that I found so far is $830 body only at Adorama, so I might pick that up. I already have an 18-200mm so I dont think i will need the 18-105lens that comes with the D90. But this is more of a want NOW and not a need. lol. I guess I will have to wait a couple more months before an upgrade.
I checked diduprice.com for the D90 and this website shows that theyre selling the D90 for $519. I dont know but that sounds too good to be true. Sounds like ascam to me so I did my own research and found a whole lot of BAD reviews about them.
Here's the link if anyone is interested to see the ad: http://shopdigitaldirect....info.php?products_id=8108
For anyone who is shopping around for a new camera I guess beware of all the scams out there. I guess if its too good to be true it must not be real. I dontknow if I say stay away from unknown or smaller stores but I would suggest is to try to purchase from reputable big name stores.
The cheapest deal that I found so far is $830 body only at Adorama, so I might pick that up. I already have an 18-200mm so I dont think i will need the 18-105lens that comes with the D90. But this is more of a want NOW and not a need. lol. I guess I will have to wait a couple more months before an upgrade.
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A camera for photography
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^ save up for a DSLR
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it should work.
i lovee my lens
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^ I'm a Nikon head but their P&S camera's are crap. I dont think you can go wrong with Canon powershot SD____Is series though.
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thanks. how much did you get your lens for?
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^ $450
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